Alberico Gentili
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Trials, Judges, Lawyers
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Gentili, a precursor of Hugo Grotius, brought the study of international law into modern times by recognizing that all the states of Europe belonged to one community of law, by applying the principles of morality to international law and particularly to war, and by separating international law from its religious basis (though not from morality) and placing it instead upon a basis of practicality.
Early Life
Known also by the Latin name of Albericus Gentilis, Alberico Gentili was born in the ancient town of Castello di San Ginesio in the...
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